Daily Archives: 8, May 2013

Mercedes-Benz sold 116,566 vehicles in April, 11.7% more than in any previous April

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Stuttgart, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mercedes-Benz delivered 116,566 vehicles to customers in April (+11.7%), more than in any previous April. Unit sales since the beginning of the year totaled 441,464 vehicles (+5.6%). The brand with the star was able to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany

Tagged Dr. Joachim Schmidt, E-Class models, market leadership, Mercedes-Benz, record sales, sales, Stuttgart, SUVs, vehicles

Alstom T&D India Limited 4Q and Full Year 2012/13 results

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom T&D India Limited today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and for year ended 31stMarch, 2013. For the fourth quarter (1st January-31 March 2013) Orders booked during the quarter Rs. 675 cr; backlog at a … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities

Tagged 4Q results, Alstom Grid, Alstom T&D India Limited, Delhi Grid Islanding, Delhi Transco Limited, fuel supply, Full Year 2012/13 results, INDIA, land availability, New Delhi, power generation, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, power transformers, power transmission sector, Rathin Basu, SEB financing, slowdown of capex

ABB to supply Stadler Rail trains with traction equipment

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Next generation orders to install ABB traction and onboard equipment on 76 trains Zurich, Switzerland, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders worth more than $60 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged ABB, Gelenktriebwagen, GTW, Hessische Landesbahn, light electric trains, NSB Norway, onboard equipment, onboard power equipment, Stadler Rail, Stadler Rail trains, Südtiroler Transportstrukturen, Thurbo, traction equipment, trains, Ulrich Spiesshofer, Zurich

Austria’s federal provinces analysis by Bank Austria Economics

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Federal provinces continuing to withstand international headwind Burgenland the top federal province in 2012, followed by Tyrol, Styria and Vorarlberg Growth slowed across all federal provinces in 2012, although economic output is back well above pre-crisis levels in nearly all … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial

Tagged Bank Austria, Bank Austria Economics, Burgenland, economic output, Economics, euro crisis, Europe-wide recession, federal provinces, federal provinces analysis, global economic slowdown, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vorarlberg

Syngenta 1Q 2013 sales $4.6 billion

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Integrated regional sales up 8 percent at constant exchange rates Continuing momentum, growth across all regions High grower profitability supporting ongoing technology adoption Basel, Switzerland, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the first quarter of 2013 integrated sales increased by 8 percent … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Switzerland

Tagged 1Q 2013, 1Q 2013 sales, acquisitions, ACTARA, AXIAL, Basel, cereals, corn herbicide CALLISTO, corn herbicides, corn seeds, CRUISER, divestments, Garden, herbicides, Lawn, Mike Mack, SEGURIS, soybean seeds, sunflower, Syngenta, TOUCHDOWN, VIBRANCE seed care

Psychology expert to discuss problems in ‘medicalising’ in University of Leicester public lecture on Thursday 9 May

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Neurodevelopmental disorders: syndromes or part of normal variation? 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The implications of using medical terminology to describe children’s neurodevelopmental disorders will be examined at the University of Leicester’s Annual Sluckin Lecture for the School of Psychology. Professor Dorothy … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom

Tagged developmental dysphasia, dyslexia, lecture, medicalising, neurodevelopmental disorders, Professor Dorothy Bishop, specific language impairment, syndromes, University of Leicester

Seven Euro 6 emission standard MAN TGX to transport Audi Sport equipment to DTM and WEC races

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In good time for the start of the DTM, Audi Sport has taken delivery of seven MAN TGX 18.480 semitrailer tractors. Offering a new design, these trucks are currently being launched onto the market by MAN and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Environment, Germany, Sports, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged Audi Sport, Dieter Gass, DTM, eco-friendly trucks, emission standard, Euro 6, Euro 6 emission standard, Heinz-Jürgen Löw, MAN, MAN TGX, MAN trucks, Oliver Straube, pollution-free, races, semitrailer tractors, Trucks, WEC, World Endurance Championship

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA 2013 1Q Results Under IFRS

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Net income at €167.5mn, up 5% excl. capital gains Adjusted Net operating cash flow up 7% to €261mn – Further reduction in net debt, at 1.7x trailing 12M EBITDA EBITDA margin stable at 35.4% Total operating expenses excl. D&A and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Albania, Bulgaria, Business, Financial, Greece, Internet & Online, Romania, Technology, Telecom

Tagged 1Q Results, AMC, amortization, ARPU, Bond issue, Cosmote, Cosmote Romania, depreciation, EBITDA, Germanos, Globul, GMTN Program, Hellas Sat, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, high-speed VDSL, IFRS, Mobile Operations, Net income, Nikolai Beckers, Operating Expenses, operating income, OTE Group, OTE PLC, revenues, RomTelecom, Stefanos Theocharopoulos, Syndicated Bond Loan Facility, VDSL, VES Cosmote, Voluntary Retirement

OTE revamps its web site: www.ote.gr

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Design based on customer needs, easy to navigate, innovative new features Athens, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Easy navigation, modern design, online shopping and account management are just a few of the advantages of the revamped ote.gr, which was fully redesigned to offer … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Greece, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology, Telecom

Tagged account management, Athens, Easy navigation, modern design, online shopping, OTE, ote.gr, web site

AGVL & ver.di agree on pay negotiations for Lufthansa ground staff

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Agreement, set to run for 26 months, provides for pay rises differentiated by business segment / Lufthansa pledges employment safeguards 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the fourth round of wage talks for around 33,000 Lufthansa ground staff in Germany, the Air … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Society, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged AGREEMENT, AGVL, Air Traffic Employers’ Association, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Employees, ground staff, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa ground staff, Lufthansa Technik, pay increase, pay-freeze, SCORE programme, Stefan Lauer, ver.di, ver.di union

EBRD funds new solar energy project in Ukraine

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

€5.6 million financing package to support new solar energy project 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD continues promoting and supporting renewable energy projects in Ukraine aimed at reducing the environmental impact of traditional power generation. Renewable energy is yet to establish … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Ukraine

Tagged 5MW solar plant, EBRD, ENERGY, energy project, project, renewable energy, Rengy Tomashpil, solar energy project, sustainable energy supply, Ukraine Sustainable Energy Lending Facility, USELF, Vinnitsya region

Expert hearing on plans to open up the EU’s national rail passenger markets to competition

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An expert hearing on plans to open up the EU’s national rail passenger markets to competition will be held by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. Experts representing passengers, rail workers, operators and infrastructure managers will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Politics, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged Competition, Debate, MEPs, passenger, rail, rail passenger market, Railways

Deutsche Lufthansa AG AGM: forego dividend for 2012 / discharge of Executive Board and Supervisory Board / New Supervisory Board constituted

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Cologne, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Around 2,100 shareholders attended the 60th Annual General Meeting of Deutsche Lufthansa AG today in Cologne. Together with the Company’s Executive Board and Supervisory Board, they dealt with the seven items on the meeting’s agenda. Shareholders accounting … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged Andreas Strache, Annual General Meeting, Birgit Weinreich, Christina Weber, Christine Behle, Cologne, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Doris Krüger, Dr h.c. Robert M. Kimmitt, Dr Karl-Ludwig Kley, Dr Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, Dr Werner Brandt, Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Eckhard Lieb, Executive Board, Herbert Hainer, Ilona Ritter, Jacques Aigrain, Lufthansa, Martin Koehler, Matthias Wissmann, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Ralf Müller, shareholders, Stefan Ziegler, Supervisory Board, Uwe Hien, Wolfgang Mayrhuber

EIB loans EUR 55m to Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal for renewable energy

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Kathmandu, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 55 million (NPR approx 6.41 billion) loan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to finance the construction and operation of the Tanahu Hydropower plant. The finance contract … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg

Tagged Abu Dhabi Fund, ASIA, Asian Development Bank, EIB, hydropower plant, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Kathmandu, loans, Magdalena Álvarez, Magdalena Álvarez Arza, Nepal, renewable energy, Shanta Raj Subedi, Tanahu Hydropower plant

Applications for 2013 EIB-I Social Innovation Tournament in Budapest, Hungary accepted until 15 May

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The final event of the Social Innovation Tournament organized by the EIB Institute will take place in Budapest, Hungary − the country of one of the first 2012 winner. The call for innovative projects pursuing fight against … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Hungary, Luxembourg, Non Profit, Society

Tagged 2013 EIB-I Social Innovation Tournament, EIB Institute, EIB-I, EIB-I Social Innovation Tournament, event, innovative projects, social enterprises, social exclusion, Social Innovation, Social Innovation Tournament, Social Programme, societal benefits, Tournament

ECB: Marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by Cypriot government again eligible collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem credit operations

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Frankfurt am Main, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Republic of Cyprus and fulfilling all other eligibility criteria shall again constitute eligible collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem credit operations, subject to special haircuts. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Cyprus, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law

Tagged collateral, credit operations, Cypriot government, debt instruments, ECB, eligible collateral, Eurosystem, Frankfurt am Main, Marketable debt instruments

EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas & International Maritime Organization Mr. Koji Sekimizu to work together towards safer and more environmentally friendly shipping

Posted on 8, May 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas and the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization Mr. Koji Sekimizu met today in Brussels and reaffirmed their common goal to work together towards safer and more environmentally friendly shipping. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Politics, Society, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged CO2 emissions, Costa Concordia accident, cruise industry, environmentally friendly shipping, EU Transport Commissioner, IMO, International Maritime Organization, international shipping, Mr. Koji Sekimizu, passenger ship safety, passenger ships, safer shipping, ship safety, shipping, Siim Kallas, TRANSPORT